In some cases, the different order results from Christian theological considerations. For example, "upgrading" Daniel to the status of prophet. Another example is that of the end of Malachi, foretelling the coming of Elijah to bring word of the Lord's Great and Terrible Day, leading into Matthew's annunciation (of course disregarding the Apocrypha). I refuse to believe that this happened by chance.I think our discussions have made it clear that there are good grounds for considering Daniel a prophet quite apart from any Christian interpretations. And it is a Jewish, not a Christian, teaching that Malachi was the last of the prophets and chronologically the end of the Tanakh. So I don't think you can attribute this ordering to Christian ideology.
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